Leaking c6 at selector lever

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Jul 26, 2004 | 10:13 AM

KJKozak2

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Leaking c6 at selector lever

Hi all,

My C6 is leaking and my Haynes manual is no help. It's leaking where the selector lever goes into the tranny. It's right where the switch is for the reverse lights is. There's a nut on there that's pretty loose but I can't find any torque specs on it.

Is that one of the band adjustments or is it just for the selector lever? Should I just crank it down or is it supposed to be loose?

Thanks in advance!

Kevin K.

Jul 26, 2004 | 12:55 PM

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That nut is for the downshift(passing gear) lever. Should be 12-16 ft-lbs.

Jul 26, 2004 | 01:12 PM

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Thanks!

There's no lever on mine except behind the switch for the gear selector. Should there be another lever on the outside of the switch?

I don't have the downshift rod from the carb to the tranny so the lever might be missing too.

Thanks again!

Kevin K.

Jul 26, 2004 | 06:15 PM

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The kickdown lever has a O ring behind it that seals the shaft, without it the O ring has nothing to seal against.

Jul 30, 2004 | 09:17 AM

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So, how do you replace that seal? I have a C4 that is doing the same thing at the shift selector shaft. I have the replacement seal and cannot find anything on it in Haynes or Detroit Iron manuals.

Jul 30, 2004 | 09:45 AM

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Good question!

I did tighten the nut to specs and it stopped leaking. Don't know for how long though. I'm sure I'll have to replace the o-ring sooner or later.

Thanks for the help guys!

Kevin K.